From Newsgroup: comp.lang.misc
On 09.10.2025 14:27, Stefan Ram wrote:
Based on the idea of Kolmogorov complexity, I'd like to suggest
the term "AI complexity". The term isn't precisely defined since
it really depends on both the user and the AI system, but by
"AI complexity" of an algorithm, I basically mean the (textual or
temporal) length of a prompt or conversation you'd need to write
in order to get the chatbot to produce the code you want.
This concept helps me understand myself better.
I normally don't write code by hand; I have it generated.
But for my current main project, I'm writing it myself, and
honestly, I'm moving at a snail's pace. So I started wondering
why I suddenly decided to write it on my own this time.
I think the answer lies in what I assume to be the project's
AI complexity. It just feels like it would take me so long to
explain to the chatbot exactly what I need that, in this case,
it probably makes more sense to just write it myself!
I think you're going to invent a misnomer. - AI bots cannot "write"
code (in the creative way); they search, collect, assemble pieces.
Try using a term that focuses on the search process and not on "AI".
(I've also a vague memory that such a term had already been coined,
but not in IT context but rather sociology or philosophy.)
Janis
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